The USDA is withholding reimbursements for completed and ongoing contracts, jeopardizing farm operations and local food programs. The Act aims to prevent the USDA from canceling contracts ...

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding renewed his call this week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ...

Land-grant universities are sounding the alarm about potential damage to agricultural research as USDA goes through a rapid ...

Federal budget cuts have frozen funding for the AgWell program, a key initiative supporting farmers and ranchers' mental and ...

“When we have the dry, hot summers or lack of rainfall, our crops can sustain the dry spells better. We don’t have huge yield ...

Despite a judge's orders and the Trump administration's promise to release the funding, farmers ... by USDA program and staff cuts. The USDA in February fired 6,000 employees who worked on issues ...

(The Center Square) – U.S. taxpayers have shelled out tens of thousands of dollars in recent years to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for research on LGBT issues, the kind of funding now ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $8.4 million in grants that will be used by organizations in 24 states to provide training, outreach and technical ...

The USDA has refused to make reimbursement payments to fulfill signed contracts, without any indication of when or whether farmers will be paid what they are owed. The Honor Farmer Contracts Act ...